Pine & Post Cabernet Sauvignon 2007
I stopped by to purchase a bottle of something for the weekend. I had posted the wine list for the Vineyard’s Saturday’s tasting and saw that Pine & Post was being featured. John pointed out the Cab cost $8.99 and that fits my budget. I can’t say I’ve had many [...]

Red Guitar Old Vine Tempranillo Garnacha 2006
It was a movie day. One of those days where you sit around the house piddling with stuff and watching a movie… sorta of. I kept driving Mrs. Dan crazy asking her what just happened when she wasn’t piddling and she drove me crazy doing the same thing when [...]

Cono Sur Cabernet Sauvignon 2008
This was on sale so I thought I would revisit it. I bought the 2007 vintage back in July and liked it. I’m glad I did. This is a nice wine for the price. The first taste is very oaky. But later the oak isn’t as noticeable. Very strong fruit [...]

Tullamore Dew Irish Whiskey
The Daily Pour (or sip in this case): It has been a long day of programming, technical documentation, dinner preparation for a three-year-old and covering a wine dinner. It can be fun covering wine dinners. You meet really nice people enjoying themselves and really nice people who actually put the dinner on. [...]

Lost Vineyard Shiraz/Cabernet Sauvignon
I seldom give 1 cork. But this wine deserves it. Maybe its momma likes it but this cheap bastard, even at $2.97, doesn’t. As soon as I finish this post I’m heading for the medicine cabinet to get some Tylenol for the headache I’m anticipating. I’m very disappointed. I tried the Lost [...]

Cono Sur Pinot Noir 2007
Cab, cab, cab, cab. I’m tried of nothing but cabs. Mrs. Dan be damned. I found a local source of Cono Sur wines so I decided to try a different varietal to see if they are consistently good. The Tour de France is pedaling toward the finish on Sunday so I [...]

Cono Sur Cabernet Sauvignon 2007
I had already tried Red Bicyclette and Cycles Gladiator so I needed to find a new bicycle-themed wine to enjoy while watching VS.’s coverage of the Tour de France. I got caught in one heck of a thunderstorm near Lake Oconee so I stopped at Oconee Cellar to wait [...]

Cycles Gladiator Merlot

Okay, let me go ahead and jump in the gutter (with apologizes to the Hahn Family). I had to wonder, “what wine goes with dog poop?” The answer: any wine if you’ve just spent hours cleaning it up.
The names are changed to protect the innocent. Mrs. D we’ll call her, decided [...]

Gato Negro Cabernet Sauvignon
I stopped by Vineyard Wine Market to try the Fat Tire Amber at their Friday/Saturday tasting. Something caught my eye quickly. The three Gato Negro selections for the wine part of the tasting were all $4.99. That will get a cheap bastard’s attention every time. When I got home I opened [...]